Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

Fighting Modern Day Monsters

Despite the risks, there is no place Dr. Lance Whitehair would rather be than the hospital. A family doctor for the Indian Health Service, Dr. Whitehair has been on the frontlines fighting COVID from the onset. As frightening as that fight has been, he has also borne witness to the incredible resilience of his Navajo community. On this week’s episode, Dr. Whitehair shares his passion for medicine along with the love he has for his patients. Roundtable guests: President of the Navajo Nation, Jonathan Nez, and Allie Young of Protect the Sacred. Learn more about Protect the Sacred: <a href="https://www.protectthesacred.care/">https://www.protectthesacred.care/</a> Learn more about Harness: <a href="https://iwillharness.com/">https://iwillharness.com/</a> Learn more about President Nez: <a href="https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/About-Us/Office-of-the-President-and-Vice-President">https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/About-Us/Office-of-the-President-and-Vice-President</a> Episode Transcript: <a href="https://app.trint.com/public/3434f00e-80f9-4eff-bb9e-51a28682f87c%20">https://app.trint.com/public/3434f00e-80f9-4eff-bb9e-51a28682f87c </a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Covid-19 pandemic introduced the term “Essential Workers” for a class of people who existed before and will persist long after the virus is gone. Vital to society, but rarely heard from, this “essential” class is often hit hardest by the imbalances and injustices of our culture. In each episode, host Wilmer Valderrama will have intimate conversations with people on the frontlines of the food system, transportation, child-care and other workers who are so often overlooked. That conversation leads to a round-table discussion with activists and politically-active celebrities, discussing themes, issues and areas of needed change. The show seeks to reveal the invisible connections between all of us.